Hyperaccumulation of vanadium in the Antarctic polychaete Perkinsiana littoralis as a natural chemical defense against predation |
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| Authors: | Daniele Fattorini Alessandra Notti Marco Nigro and Francesco Regoli |
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| Institution: | (1) Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biologia e Genetica, Universit? Politecnica delle Marche, Via Ranieri (Montedago) 65, 60131 Ancona, Italy;(2) Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana e Biologia Applicata, Universit? di Pisa, Pisa, Italy; |
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| Abstract: | Background, aim, and scope Exceptionally high levels of trace metals have been reported in specific tissues of certain polychaetes. In the present study,
the Antarctic fan worm Perkinsiana littoralis was shown to hyperaccumulate vanadium in the branchial tissues, and the hypothesis of an antipredatory strategy has been
investigated |
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